David C. Rose

The Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior

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Produktbeschreibung

Events ranging from the Enron scandal to our current global financial meltdown remind us that immoral behavior can undermine even the mightiest economies. This book explains why moral beliefs can and likely do play an important role in the development and operation of market economies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780199360598
• ISBN-10: 0199360596
• Artikelnr.: 39395844

Autorenporträt

David C. Rose is Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1987 from the University of Virginia. He has published scholarly articles on a wide range of topics in micro and macroeconomics. He frequently contributes to policy debates through radio and television interviews and Op-Eds.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Opportunism
3. Group Size
4. Moral Values
5. Harm-Based Moral Restraint
6. The Empathy Problem
7. Duty-Based Moral Restraint
8. The Moral Foundation
9. Trust
10. Culture
11. Conclusion
References
Index